ABBYY Lingvo - x5 Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide
Translating and Learning
Contents
ABBYY Lingvo x5 Main Window .................................................................................. 3
Quick Lookup of Words and Phrases ......................................................................... 4
Lingvo.Pro Language Portal ....................................................................................... 6
Learning New Languages with ABBYY Lingvo Tutor x5 ............................................ 9
Grammar in ABBY Y Lingvo x5 .................................................................................. 14
Phrase Book with Sound .......................................................................................... 16
Sample Letters ..........................................................................................................17
Illustrated Dictionary ................................................................................................ 18
Dictionaries ............................................................................................................... 19
Keyboard Shortcuts .................................................................................................. 32
Technical Support .....................................................................................................33
ABBYY Lingvo x5 Main Window
Selec ts source
language
Search field
Search es the
entire te xt of all
dictionaries
Reverses
translation
direction
Selec ts
target language
Shows
inflected forms
Launche s
ABBY Y Lingvo
Tut or х5
Closes
unpinned windows
Search es
the Lingvo.Pro
linguistic port al
Enables/disables
the “always
on top” mode
Selects bookshelf
Shows
current bookshelf
List of wor ds from
all dicti onaries on
current bookshelf
Shows
virtual keyboard
Shows
history
Direct link
to ABBY Y’s online
dictio nary
catalogue
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Quick Lookup of Words and Phrases
Quick Lookup lets you translate words and phrases from within the application you’re working
in, without having to open ABBYY Lingvo x5’s main menu.
Brief Entry
To get a brief entry for a word or phrase*, just pause the mouse pointer over it while holding
down the Ctrl key. A pop-up window with a brief translation entry will appear.
Hold th e mouse
pointe r over a word
while holding down
the Ct rl key
Important: You can get brief translations of words in images and *.pdf files.
Tip: You can change the way the brief translation pop-up window opens by clicking on the
link in the pop-up window.
*The pop -up window may take a lon g time to appear if th e «Translate bot h individual words an d word combination s» option is
enabled . You can disa ble this option in Tools ->O ptions...->Qui ck Lookup by cleari ng the check box nex t to Translate phrase s.
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Full Entry
To get the full entry for a word or phrase, selec t it by dragging the mouse pointer over it and
press Ctrl+Ins+Ins or Ctrl+C+C.
The entry window for your word or phrase will be displayed.
Press C trl+C+C
or Ctrl+In s+Ins
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Lingvo.Pro Language Portal
Lingvo.Pro is a portal offering a wide variety of language translation services.
By signing up for Lingvo.Pro you can:
Get free online access to all your ABBYY Lingvo x5* dictionaries from any device
Share your own definitions with other Lingvo.Pro users**
Find examples of word usage in real texts
Add Lingvo.Pro functionality to your ABBYY Lingvo x5
To Register for Lingvo.Pro visit its website at www.Lingvo.Pro
Important: You don’t need to register on the Lingvo.Pro website if you already have
an ABBY Y Online account. Simply sign in using your ABBYY Online username and
password.
Online Access to Your ABBYY Lingvo x5 Dictionaries
Go to the Lingvo.Pro website and enter your username and password, then use the serial
number of your version of Lingvo to register it on Lingvo.Pro. You can then use all your Lingvo
dictionaries by logging in to the Lingvo.Pro website from any device.
Important: You can register your copy of Lingvo on Lingvo.Pro only after you have installed
*Access i s free for one year af ter activati on.
**This feat ure is only available to r egistered Ling vo.Pro users.
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and activated it on your PC.
Using Ling vo.Pro from ABBYY Lingvo x5*
To enable Lingvo.Pro functions, Select Tools->Options…->Online translation, enter your
username and password (see Registering on Lingvo.Pro), and click the
Now you can use Lingvo.Pro dictionaries in ABBYY Lingvo x5 and access other useful features.
Click t he Enable but ton and enter
your e- mail addres s and passwor d
in the wi ndow tha t appear s
*Internet connection required.
button.
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Finding Usage Examples*
If you want to find examples of how a certain word is used, simply hold the mouse pointer over
it and click when a box appears around the word. Usage examples from the Lingvo.Pro por tal
will be displayed in a new window.
Click t he word you want
to see us age examples
* Internet connection required.
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Learning New Languages with ABBY Y Lingvo Tutor x5
ABBYY Lingvo Tutor x5 offers:
5 types of exercises that help you memorize new words
English video lessons from English Club TV
Ready-to-use vocabulary lists
The option to create your own vocabulary lists
Launching ABBYY Lingvo Tutor x5
®
Just click the
button in the main window and ABBYY Lingvo Tutor x5 will launch.
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Starting a Lesson
Open the Learn Words tab in the main window of ABBY Y Tutor x5, choose a vocabulary list
and click the
button.
Step 1: Сh oose
a vocabu lary list
Step 2: S tart
the lesson
Tip: You can schedule lessons to start automatically* by clicking the
creating a schedule.
*The last l esson you comp leted will star t at the specifie d time.
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